Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
1. | Henson, Edwin T. was born on 26 Aug 1928 in Wayne County, Illinois (son of HENSON, Ralph Cecil and BURGESS, Myrtle May); died on 9 Jun 2013 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Powers Cemetery, Garden Hill Township, Wayne County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Edwin was a lifelong farmer and drove a school bus for 21 years. In addition he served 42 years on the Clay Electric Co-Op Board, was on the Garden Hill Township Board of Trustees, and was a Xenia Fire Protection District Trustee and helped buuid the firehouse. He was a loyal member for over 50 years of the Xenia United Methodist Church, serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and a Sunday School Teacher. Edwin served his country during the Korean War in the U.S. Army and proudly earned his G.E.D. at age 77. He enjoyed woodworking and was a patient, gentle man who never met a stranger, always talking to people wherever he went. Edwin taught others to follow a Christian life and instilled a good work ethic in his family. Edwin married Childers, Norma Jane on 15 Aug 1950 in United Methodist Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Norma (daughter of Childers, Oscar and Webster, Laurel Marie) was born on 20 Feb 1931 in Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois; died on 21 Jul 2018 in Wabash Christian Retirement Center, Carmi, White County, Illinois; was buried in Powers Cemetery, Garden Hill Township, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: |
2. | HENSON, Ralph Cecil was born in 1901; died in 1975; was buried in Henson Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Ralph + BURGESS, Myrtle May. Myrtle was born on 19 Jun 1903 in Wayne County, Illinois; died on 1 Oct 1992 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Henson Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | BURGESS, Myrtle May was born on 19 Jun 1903 in Wayne County, Illinois; died on 1 Oct 1992 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Henson Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
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